Bronx Library Center, New York City

Name: Bronx Library Center
Address: 310 E Kingsbridge Rd, New York City, United States
Telephone: +1 718-579-4244

#901 among attractions in New York City

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Facts and practical information

The Bronx Library Center is a branch of the New York Public Library in the Fordham section of the Bronx in New York City. The library is located at 310 East Kingsbridge Road between Fordham Road and East 192nd Street, two blocks east of the Grand Concourse. It is the central library for the Bronx. ()

Coordinates: 40°51'47"N, 73°53'40"W

Address

310 E Kingsbridge RdWest Bronx (Fordham Manor)New York City United States

Contact

+1 718-579-4244

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Bronx Library Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New York Botanical Garden, Paradise Theater, Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.

0.9 miE
Bronx garden refuge covering 250 acres
New York Botanical Garden, New York City
24 min walk • The New York Botanical Garden is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a 250-acre site that contains a landscape with over one million living plants; the Enid A.
~1500 ftSW
Theater
Paradise Theater, New York City
8 min walk • The Paradise Theater, formerly Loew's Paradise Theatre, is a movie palace-type theater located at 2417 Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York.
~950 ftN
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, New York City
5 min walk • The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It is located on Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York, a short distance from its original location, and is now in the northern part of Poe Park.
0.7 miE
Botanical garden
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, New York City
17 min walk • The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory is a greenhouse at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York, United States. The conservatory was designed by Lord & Burnham Co. in the Italian Renaissance style.
1 miE
Botanical garden
Lorillard Snuff Mill, New York City
26 min walk • The Lorillard Snuff Mill now known as the Lillian and Amy Goldman Stone Mill, is the oldest existing tobacco manufacturing building in the United States. It was built around 1840 next to the Bronx River to supplement an earlier building of the same function. The schist that makes up its walls was quarried locally.
~1910 ftNW
Bridge
Kingsbridge Armory, New York City
10 min walk • The Kingsbridge Armory, also known as the Eighth Regiment Armory, is a decommissioned armory at Jerome Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road in the Kingsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City.
1 miW
Museum, History museum
Hall of Fame for Great Americans, New York City
25 min walk • The Hall of Fame for Great Americans is an outdoor sculpture gallery located on the grounds of Bronx Community College in the Bronx, New York City. It is the first such hall of fame in the United States.
0.7 miSE
Street
Arthur Avenue, New York City
17 min walk • Arthur Avenue is a street in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, which serves as the center of the Bronx's "Little Italy".
~1170 ftNW
Park
Saint James Park, New York City
6 min walk • St. James Park is a public park in Fordham, Bronx, New York City. It is located in between Jerome Avenue and Creston Avenue. New York City purchased the land on September 13, 1897, graded it, and created the park. It is named after the neighboring St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House.
0.4 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Fordham University Church, New York City
11 min walk • The Fordham University Church is a Catholic church located at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York City. Originally constructed in 1845, the church was initially used as a seminary for the community, and later became part of the university in 1859.
0.9 miE
Library
LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York City
22 min walk • The LuEsther T. Mertz Library is a research library located at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York City. Founded in 1899 and renamed in the 1990s for LuEsther Mertz, it is the United States' largest botanical library, and was the first library whose collection focused exclusively on botany.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bronx Library Center?

Nearby attractions include Our Lady of Mercy's Church, New York City (5 min walk), Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, New York City (5 min walk), Saint James Park, New York City (6 min walk), Fordham Plaza, New York City (6 min walk).

How to get to Bronx Library Center by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bronx Library Center:

Bus

Webster Avenue & East Fordham Road • Lines: Bx41 (5 min walk)
East Fordham Road & 3rd Avenue • Lines: Bx9 (7 min walk)

Train

Fordham (6 min walk)
Botanical Garden (19 min walk)

Metro

Fordham Road • Lines: 4, B, D (7 min walk)
Kingsbridge Road • Lines: 4, B, D (8 min walk)